Since toolbox is not normally crashing on reset, I assume cached settings and toolbox data in your user folder got corrupt. Try deleting Microsoft\Visual Studio\8.0 folders under Documents&Settings\you_user_name\Local Settings\Application Data and under Documents&Settings\you_user_name\Application Data. Then run
devenv /setup
devenv /resetsettings
from command line in Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE
Thanks
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